KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 12 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Friday.

Out of the confirmed cases, eight were detected through the RT-PCR method and four through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 3,387 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 2,238 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1149 through the Antigen method.

No person died due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 death toll in the country stands at 11,952 to date.

Currently, there are 124 active cases in the country as 13 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.